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Bowers Way, Harpenden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bowers Way, Harpenden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/harpenden-hertfordshire/bowers-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL5 4EP, AL5 4EW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,680,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£1,539,446
13 sales
Price range
£975k – £2.24m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Aug 2026
AL5 4EP

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At a glance

House prices£1.54m averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkHarpenden station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 3 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 15 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Bowers Way, Harpenden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £1,680,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,722,850. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% detached, 38% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Bowers Way range from £975,000 to £2,242,800. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bowers Way compared

AL5 postcode area£947,911
Harpenden£947,911
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bowers Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £1,462,500 (2 sales)2016£1.46m2017: £1,700,000 (1 sales)2017£1.7m2019: £1,172,500 (2 sales)2019£1.17m2020: £975,000 (1 sales)2020£975k2021: £1,515,000 (3 sales)2021£1.52m2022: £1,800,000 (2 sales)2022£1.8m2025: £2,242,800 (1 sales)2025£2.24m2026: £1,680,000 (1 sales)2026£1.68m

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached8£1,722,85019 Aug 2026
Semi-detached5£1,246,00016 Jul 2021

Sold prices on Bowers Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 19 Aug 2026£1,680,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Bowers Way AL5 4EW 11 Aug 2025£2,242,800 DetachedFreehold
14, Bowers Way AL5 4EW 26 Aug 2022£1,800,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 6 Jun 2022£1,800,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 27 Jan 2022£1,490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Bowers Way AL5 4EW 16 Jul 2021£1,510,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26A, Bowers Way AL5 4EW 29 Jun 2021£1,400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 19 Mar 2021£1,635,000 DetachedFreehold
27A, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 21 Oct 2020£975,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 12 Jul 2019£990,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 19 Jun 2019£1,355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Bowers Way AL5 4EW 28 Mar 2017£1,700,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Bowers Way AL5 4EW 7 Oct 2016£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 29 Apr 2016£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Bowers Way AL5 4EP 26 Feb 2016£1,525,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
3, Bowers Way £1,400,000 (Apr 2016) → £1,680,000 (Aug 2026) +20%
over 10 yrs
17, Bowers Way £1,635,000 (Mar 2021) → £1,800,000 (Jun 2022) +10%
over 1 yr
26, Bowers Way £1,400,000 (Oct 2016) → £1,510,000 (Jul 2021) +8%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bowers Way

Crime

100 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bowers Way in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour26
Violence & sexual offences19
Other theft15
Shoplifting9
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Bowers Way is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead Flood alert area
  • River Ver in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Lee at Harpenden Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Bowers Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Harpenden Academy 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 149 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St George's School 1,351 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Hilda's School 134 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 232 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Manland Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Sir John Lawes School 1,373 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Crabtree Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Harpenden station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
  • St Albans City station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Memorial Hospital (opp, Carlton Road) 1 min walk
  • Bowers Way Car Park (Private Car Park) 2 min walk
  • Bowers Way (nr, Sun Lane) 2 min walk
  • Old Cock Inn (opp, High Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Davenport House Surgery
    Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden · 0.1 mi
  • Elms Medical Practice
    5 Stewart Road, Harpenden · 0.2 mi
  • Village Surgery
    Amenbury Lane, Harpenden · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Cook Cook Harpenden · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Harpenden · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Harpenden High Street · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Harpenden SF · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Springfield Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Manor Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Bowers Way Dental Surgery · 0.0 mi
  • Harpenden Orthodontics Llp · 0.1 mi
  • Davenport House Dental Practice · 0.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.7%62.5%
Private rented31.7%20.3%
Social rented12.6%17.1%
Households992

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.2%64.1%
Aged 65+27.2%18.6%
Residents1,931

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across St Albans with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Bowers Way

Ethnic group

HereSt Albans
White86.4%83.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%4.3%
Other ethnic group2.1%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%2.1%

Religion

HereSt Albans
Christian53.3%47.4%
No religion32.6%37.1%
Not answered6.7%6.1%
Muslim3.5%4.7%
Hindu1.1%1.8%
Jewish0.8%1.5%
Sikh0.8%–
Buddhist0.6%0.5%

Country of birth

HereSt Albans
Born in the UK79.5%83%
Born outside the UK20.5%17%

Highest qualification

HereSt Albans
Level 4 qualifications and above58.1%53%
Level 3 qualifications12.4%13.1%
Level 2 qualifications9.7%11.5%
No qualifications8.6%10.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%6.7%
Apprenticeship3.2%3.4%
Other qualifications2.6%2.1%

General health

HereSt Albans
Very good health53.9%57.5%
Good health32.9%30.3%
Fair health10.1%9.1%
Bad health2.3%2.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Albans
1 car or van in household50.4%44.1%
No cars or vans in household22.7%12.8%
2 cars or vans in household21.5%32.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%10.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Albans.

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